BAE links with Forterra on autonomous AMPV, demo planned for 2026

By Dominic Minadeo / September 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
BAE Systems and Forterra plan to show the Army a self-driving Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle next year in an unorthodox prototyping effort designed to quicken development. The partnership, announced this morning, is the first in a “capability kits” series BAE rolled out last month , wherein the manufacturer is investing its own dollars up front to demonstrate advanced versions of the AMPV. The idea is to pitch the AMPV as a platform the Army can use to rapidly tack on...

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